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baulk [bɔːk, bɔːlk] VB trans, intr

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baulk → balk

See also balk

I . balk [bɔːk], baulk VB trans

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1. balk:

balk
阻碍 zǔ'ài

2. balk:

balk
回避 huíbì

II . balk [bɔːk], baulk VB intr

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I . balk [bɔːk], baulk VB trans

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1. balk:

balk
阻碍 zǔ'ài

2. balk:

balk
回避 huíbì

II . balk [bɔːk], baulk VB intr

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Modern ladder track can be considered a development of baulk road which supported rails on longitudinal wooden sleepers.
en.wikipedia.org
Should there be any questions that emerge from that work, don't baulk at passing up the deal.
www.afr.com
Many people baulked against the moral diktats of church and state in the economic realm.
en.wikipedia.org
Sheep have poor depth perception; shadows and dips in the ground may cause sheep to baulk.
en.wikipedia.org
Both reviews however baulked at the unfamiliarity of soil science terminology and classification in these texts.
en.wikipedia.org
Where most people will baulk, though, is at the price.
www.telegraph.co.uk
The rail was continuously supported by a baulk of timber running longitudinally.
en.wikipedia.org
Even the biggest meat eaters might baulk at a challenge to eat a gut-busting 8in burger with chips and a shake.
www.irishmirror.ie
The mill gearing had been jammed by a baulk of timber, jamming the machinery by that date.
en.wikipedia.org
And although generations of planners have devised education programmes which mirror those of the developed world, our teachers baulk.
jamaica-gleaner.com

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